Didwana-Kuchaman district

Didwana–Kuchaman District
District of Rajasthan
Location of Didwana Kuchaman district in Rajasthan
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Ajmer
Established	August 2023
Headquarters (temporary)	Didwana
Government
• Type	Democracy
• Body	Government of Rajasthan
• District Collector & Magistrate	Bal Mukund Asawa, IAS[1]
• Superintendent of Police	Rajendra Kumar Meena, IPS[2]
Website	Deedwana-Kuchaman District

Didwana-Kuchaman is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Didwana city serving as the temporary district headquarters (until a new mini secretariat is established).

History

The district was established on 7 August 2023.[3]

Demographics

Religions in Didwana Kuchaman district (2011)[4]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			82.82%
Islam			16.52%
Jainism			0.44%
Other or not stated			0.22%

At the time of the 2011 census, Didwana-Kuchaman district had a population of 1,625,837. Didwana-Kuchaman district had a sex ratio of 954 females per 1000 males. 359,823 (22.13%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 326,713 (20.10%) and 6,798 (0.42%) of the population respectively.[5]

Hindus are the majority religion. Muslims mainly live in urban areas and are in majority in several towns such as Makrana.

Languages of Didwana Kuchaman district (2011)[6]

  Rajasthani (77.70%)

  Marwari (17.48%)

  Urdu (2.40%)

  Hindi (2.20%)

  Others (0.22%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 77.70% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 17.48% Marwari, 2.40% Urdu and 2.20% Hindi as their first language.[6]

Total population of district as per the 2011 Census of India is as follows:

Population As per Census 2011<(only 5 Tehsils Makrana, Parbatsar, Nawa, Didwana and Ladnu was present during census)
Sl No	Sub Division	Total Population	Male Population	Female Population
1	Makrana	345,569	177,715	167,884
2	Didwana	397,003	202,303	194,700
3	Nawa	404,910	208,912	195,998
4	Parbatsar	225,413	114,898	110,515
5	Ladnun	252,942	128,390	124,552
Total		1,625,837	832,218	793,649

Tehsils

Presently Tehsils are as follows:

Sl No	Sub Division	Tehsil
1	Makrana	1	Makrana
2	Didwana	2	Didwana
		3	Maulasar
		4	Chhoti Khatu
3	Nawa	5	Nawa
4	Parbatsar	6	Parbatsar
5	Ladnun	7	Ladnun
6	Kuchaman	8	Kuchaman

References

1. "Didwana Kuchaman Administration". didwana-kuchaman.rajasthan.gov.in.
2. "Didwana Kuchaman Administration". didwana-kuchaman.rajasthan.gov.in.
3. "Rajasthan Cabinet approves formation of 19 new districts, 3 divisions in state". India Today. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
4. "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. "District Census Handbook 2011 - Nagaur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.